#circus maximus

[thecityofmarble]

Soon, the gates will open...

[wouldyourathervisit]

Would you rather visit

Ancient Stadium of Delphi, Delphi, Greece 🇬🇷

Circus Maximus, Rome, Italy 🇮🇹

Aphrodisias Stadium, Geyre, Turkey 🇹🇷

Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois 🇺🇸

Henningsvær Stadion, Henningsvær, Norway 🇳🇴

Beijing National Stadium/The Bird’s Nest, Beijing, China 🇨🇳

Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar 🇶🇦

Voting ended onJul 6

[furryfeetpolls]

Minotaur

Minotaur from this old ad for Circus Maximus: Chariot Wars

Gimme feet

no gimme feet

Answers

Voting ended onJun 25

[grayjoy15]

Geta and Caracalla enter the Circus Maximus, dressed in the colors of their favorite racing factions! Short rant below cut:

Yes, this is in reaction to Gladiator II — there were parts of it that I did like, and I thought that Joseph Quinn and Fred Hechinger did a great job in their roles, but Caracalla and Geta were not white, they were brown with Syrian and North African origins. Additionally, these brothers did not get along, to the point that they divided the palace between them and their supporters, and Caracalla — the older brother! Not twins! — entirely of his own will had Geta assassinated in front of their own mother. To be fair to him, however (he’s known for his cruelty), Geta would probably have had him assassinated if he hadn’t beaten his brother to it.

These were not sheltered emperors. While they weren’t fantastic at administering the empire (their mom took care of all that), they were well educated, military minded, and much more independent than the film portrays.

[coolcomicbookcovers]

[rebeccasreveries]

hermes aesthetic [blood of rome]

un/sorted series masterlist

series: those about to die, 2024

[illustratus]

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Circus Maximus by Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla and Claudio Duchetti

[ultrameganicolaokay]

Circus Maximus #5 by Mark Sable, Giorgio Pontrelli and Emilio Lecce. Cover by Paul Azaceta. Out in March.

"The crew that robbed The Temple of Saturn is running out of time. Their historic theft has made them a target of rival gangs, mystery cults, and Emperor Nero himself. Worse, they’ve been betrayed from within by one of their own. With their loot dwindling, they’ve got to escape both the fire and the Emperor. In this final issue, they are torn between making a less-than-clean getaway and exacting vengeance against Nero for all they have suffered. Who, if any, will make it out alive?"